Bethany Community Church
CR Lesson 4: Sanity
October 28, 2016 Celebrate Recovery Dot speaking
Locations & Times
Bethany Community Church
1388 Third St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9, Canada
Friday 7:00 PM
Principle 2: Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover.
Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Strength.
Acceptance.
New life.
Integrity.
Trust.
Your Higher Power, Jesus Christ, loves you just the way you are!
Discussion Starters:
What do you keep repeating over and over again expecting a different result? What result are you looking for?
What do you keep repeating over and over again expecting a different result? What result are you looking for?
Next Step:
This past week, I have been without my cell phone. A long story (quite a humorous one actually), but it has left me a bit disconnected. In fact, it has caused me to evaluate just a bit. I have pondered how often I check my phone, stay connected and have emotional responses as this screen dictates my life. (Seriously, I have muscle memory of some of my habitual movements or reactions. Perhaps, a week-long fast from my phone was a good thing).
One thing that struck me - or, more accurately, disappointed me - was that the urgency to connect through my cell phone was infinitely more powerful than my urgency to connect with God. What if I would seek to pray, talk with God and connect with Him as much as I do with my piece of technology? I say that God is really important to me, but I seem to miss being with my phone way more than being close to Him. I am intrigued.
God has made it clear that He will have no other gods before Him - that is a commandment! Our next step is to evaluate and see if something (perhaps something we hold close to our heart) seems to be more important than our relationship with God and then spend some time working that through. This is our next step.
This past week, I have been without my cell phone. A long story (quite a humorous one actually), but it has left me a bit disconnected. In fact, it has caused me to evaluate just a bit. I have pondered how often I check my phone, stay connected and have emotional responses as this screen dictates my life. (Seriously, I have muscle memory of some of my habitual movements or reactions. Perhaps, a week-long fast from my phone was a good thing).
One thing that struck me - or, more accurately, disappointed me - was that the urgency to connect through my cell phone was infinitely more powerful than my urgency to connect with God. What if I would seek to pray, talk with God and connect with Him as much as I do with my piece of technology? I say that God is really important to me, but I seem to miss being with my phone way more than being close to Him. I am intrigued.
God has made it clear that He will have no other gods before Him - that is a commandment! Our next step is to evaluate and see if something (perhaps something we hold close to our heart) seems to be more important than our relationship with God and then spend some time working that through. This is our next step.